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Multilingualism and mother tongue in medieval French, Occitan, and Catalan narratives /

"Explores the ways in which vernacular works composed in Occitan, Catalan, and French between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries narrate multilingualism and its apparent opponent, the mother tongue. These encounters are narrated through literary motifs of love, incest, disguise, and travel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Léglu, Catherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Penn State Romance studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Myths of multilingualism. Babel in Girart de Roussillon; Tongues of fire in Guilhem de la Barra; Acquiring the (m)other tongue in Avignon and Toulouse
  • Part II. Language politics. Translation scandals; Languages and borders in three novas; Monolingualism and endogamy: French examples
  • Part III. The monolangue. The multilingual Paris and Vienne; Pierre de Provence et la Belle Maguelonne; Travels in the monolangue.